An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

It seemed that no one except Cao Qinmo remembered the Empress Dowager's birthday. Even the Emperor seemed to have just learned about it, and his words were filled with a sense of relief that he had remembered it.

It was only at this time when Cao Qinmo brought this up that Lingrong realized that there were only seven days left until the Empress Dowager's birthday.

These seven days were neither long nor short, and Lingrong really couldn't think of any gift to give to the Empress Dowager.

If you give a better gift, the Empress Dowager will praise you openly but also criticize you secretly for being presumptuous.

If the gift is inferior, I'm afraid I'll be mocked by those gossipy concubines in the harem for having a poor family background and having never seen good things.

But the Queen Mother had never had a good impression of me, and no matter how good or bad the gift was, she would not like it. I was already giving her face by not giving her a serious illness on her birthday.

Lingrong lowered her head and thought silently, and did not join in the flattery and fawning of the empress dowager. During this time, the emperor did glance at Lingrong, but did not say much.

After leaving, he just took a walk around the Yangxin Palace and then went to Chengqian Palace.

Lingrong naturally didn't expect that the emperor would actually follow her. Now the person with the highest position in the palace is Concubine Jing. If the emperor has anything, he will not discuss it with her.

But since everyone was here, Lingrong still had to greet them patiently, as if it was just a formality, and asked Fanglin and Fanghua to bring the two children to the emperor to see.

The emperor just glanced at Hongyu, asked him how he was and then paid no more attention to him.

Instead, he held Youning in his arms and played with her for a long time before letting her go.

Youning didn't want to leave, but he couldn't resist Fanghua's coaxing and hugging, so he had to leave, looking back every few steps.

After everyone had left, the Emperor went to Lingrong to talk about the Empress Dowager's birthday.

"It's rare that the Empress Dowager is in good health, so this birthday celebration needs to be a grand one. But the Empress has done so many wrong things, and I really don't want to release her and hold this banquet."

Hearing that the emperor wanted to pin the incident of the empress dowager's birthday banquet on her, Ling Rong immediately became alert. She took the opportunity to pour tea to conceal her emotions and tentatively said, "Your Majesty, you forgot to toast the imperial concubine.

I am from a humble family and have never seen any respectable banquets or parties.

But Imperial Concubine Jing is different from the concubines. After all, she has been with the Emperor since the palace, so organizing a banquet is no problem for her. "

"I wanted you to buy it, but you cleared yourself of the responsibility."

Hearing Lingrong talking about her humble family background again, the emperor couldn't help but frown, thinking that Lingrong was reminding him to raise his father's official position.

But An Bihuai is only a county magistrate now, yet he dares to contact court officials in private to pave the way for Hongyu in the previous dynasty.

If he were really promoted to a higher position, I'm afraid he would dominate a certain area and become a local tyrant.

"Rong'er, don't be too modest. The flower viewing banquet was well organized. I and everyone else are very satisfied."

Ling Rong sighed deliberately and shook her head, "Your Majesty, during the flower viewing banquet, I was worried that Concubine Tian might not be feeling well, so I had already made sufficient preparations.

But Concubine Tian was still framed and buried under flowers, and she almost lost her life.

I always wonder if I have offended one of my sisters and caused Concubine Tian to suffer this misfortune. "

In fact, Lingrong and the emperor both knew who had harmed Concubine Tian. However, the emperor did not speak out, so Lingrong could only pretend that she knew nothing.

"The banquet was over by then, so how can you say it was your fault? I have never blamed Rong'er."

"I am blaming myself," Ling Rong sighed, "Since that incident, Concubine Tian and I have had less contact.

I wanted to ease the situation, and Concubine Tian did not have any conflicts with me. We could even sit down and have a good chat about Huai Ke and You Ning.

But I always feel that it is different from before. I think there is a crack in our relationship, which is difficult to repair for the time being."

Matters of the heart are the most difficult to understand, but the emperor thinks he understands them very well.

After all, he claimed that he was deeply in love with Queen Chunyuan, and Rouze never had another wife after her.

But there was no deep friendship between Lingrong and Concubine Tian. It was just that Concubine Tian's words today made Lingrong a little worried.

At this moment, he thought of this idea. While refusing the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, he also asked the Emperor not to group himself and Concubine Tian in the same party.

Lingrong had no idea what the emperor was thinking, but her immediate goal had been achieved. The emperor agreed that Lingrong no longer needed to host the empress dowager's birthday banquet.

But Concubine Jing was also inexperienced, so Lingrong still needed to cooperate with Concubine Jing to prepare the birthday banquet for the Queen Mother.

"Of course, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites are already preparing for the relevant matters. The birthday banquet will be held in the Summer Palace. Rong'er, remember to bring Hongyu and Youning to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday."

"I understand." Ling Rong thought about what kind of gift she had in her private storehouse that the empress dowager would like, but after thinking about it, she found nothing to offer.

Even if we go outside the palace to buy things temporarily, I'm afraid it will be too late.

It was inevitable that she would have to do embroidery again. Lingrong stared at her fingers and sighed countless times in her heart.

"Why is Rong'er keeping her head down and not saying anything? Are you still worried?"

Ling Rong shook her head to indicate that it was not the case. She pointed to the screen beside her and said, "I don't have any excellent birthday gifts for the Empress Dowager, but fortunately, I have learned embroidery from my mother, so I was thinking about embroidering a longevity quilt for the Empress Dowager.

But time is running out, and I am worried that I won’t be able to make it in time.”

“The most important thing about a birthday party is that your relatives and friends are by your side. These gifts and other things are just external things and don’t need to be taken too seriously.

Rong'er, just pick one that is not impolite, and don't worry too much."

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of helping, Lingrong nodded and said that she understood.

The emperor also hummed, as if he wanted to say something, but he held it back.

Now that the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet is approaching, it is impossible for the Emperor to continue detaining the Empress in Jingren Palace. It is very likely that he will follow the Empress Dowager's wishes and lift the Empress's house arrest.

In addition to the successive pressure from the Empress Dowager and ministers of the previous dynasty, the Emperor could not just depose the Queen without caring about the consequences. It was obviously unacceptable for the Emperor to see the murderer of his beloved wife go unpunished without being punished.

But he also knew that if he really deposed the queen, the ministers of the previous dynasty would ask him to choose another one on the grounds that the harem could not be without a master for a day.

But now there are too few Manchu concubines in the palace, and each of them is not qualified and capable enough to sit on the throne of queen.

Until now, the emperor has never found a woman of his choice and made her the queen, as he did in his previous life.

Even though Lingrong had gained some of his worthless love and Concubine Jing had gained some of his worthless trust, he never treated them the same way he treated Zhen Huan.

Fortunately, Lingrong didn't care and was not in a hurry to take the throne of queen.

All she wanted was for the queen to step down quickly so that she and her children could have an easier life.

What's more, if Concubine Tian could become the queen, her life would be a little better.

Moreover, it is much easier to plot against Concubine Tian than against the Queen. Even a fool would choose one of the two.

But looking at the current situation, I am afraid that the Emperor will release the Queen to satisfy the Empress Dowager's wish.

After the emperor left, Ling Rong devoted herself to preparing gifts, but for some reason something happened in the palace these days. There were often flocks of birds flying by, chirping, which was very annoying.

Ling Rong was so annoyed by the noise that she had no choice but to order Xiao Chizi to drive away the birds in the yard.

When Xiao Chizi was chasing the birds, he found that the birds were all flying to Jingren Palace. The noise was so loud because Chengqian Palace was close to Jingren Palace.

Lingrong knew the Queen very well, and she immediately realized that the Queen wanted to use the bird to accomplish something.

Could it be that they were going to use this bird to perform a show at the Empress Dowager's banquet so that the Emperor would be forced to release her?

After thinking it through, Lingrong wanted to destroy the Queen's plan. The incense she made could attract butterflies, so it could naturally attract birds. However, it would take some time to mix the incense, and she was afraid that she would not have enough time to prepare the gift for the Queen Mother.

Given the two options, Lingrong chose perfume making without hesitation. After all, destroying the queen's plan was more important to her.

Judging from the Queen's appearance, I'm afraid she will be able to attend the birthday banquet smoothly.

Lingrong guessed this, but she didn't expect that the emperor still insisted on his own mind and did not release the queen despite the repeated requests of the empress dowager.

He even used the excuse that he was afraid the Queen Mother would feel lonely and invited Prince Yi, Prince Dun, Prince Guo and others into the palace.

Prince Yi has been in poor health recently, and his face looks tired and frail. When the Emperor saw him, he showed concern and asked about his health. Those who didn't know might have thought that Prince Yi was the Queen who was under house arrest.

Prince Dun and Prince Guo were simply brought in by the Emperor to make up the numbers, because the Emperor refused to allow the Fourteenth Master to return to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, so he dragged these two out of imprisonment.

Prince Dun had a gloomy face the whole time, and because his wife was not around to stop him, he was able to drink one glass of wine after another, turning a deaf ear to everything the emperor said.

Prince Guo was very polite and even sang a song for the Queen Mother, which drew cheers from everyone.

But after he sat down, he just drank silently like Prince Dun, and did not move his eyes around like before, looking at Zhen Huan from time to time.

Although the gift was very good, the Queen Mother was not happy. She only forced a smile during the banquet and even asked privately when the Queen would be able to arrive.

The Emperor naturally said the same things. The Empress was not in good health and needed to rest, so she could not come to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday. However, the Empress had prepared a Ruyi as a gift, and hoped that the Empress Dowager would forgive the Empress's "unfilial" behavior.

After these words were spoken, how could the Queen Mother continue to exert pressure? She had no choice but to nod her head, and Longkodo and others continued to ask the Emperor about the Queen.

Longkodo spoke up this time, "I heard that Dr. Jiang has cured the queen's headache, so why didn't I see the queen come to celebrate the queen's birthday today?

Could it be that the so-called Miraculous Doctor Jiang is a charlatan?"

Before the emperor could speak, Lord Guarjia stood up and refuted him. He recounted all the things that Divine Doctor Jiang had done and tried very hard to prove that there was no problem with his medical skills.

"The queen's headache is a chronic disease. Dr. Jiang's method is only a temporary solution, and it is difficult to cure the root cause."

"I'm afraid it's not a headache," Prince Dun was very brave. His wine pot knocked against the table, making a very harsh sound. "I'm afraid the emperor wanted to make someone else the queen, and wanted to use the headache as an excuse to make the queen pass away without knowing it."

"Old Ten is as bold as ever, saying nonsense in front of everyone."

"If the emperor doesn't have this intention, just bring the queen here. A headache shouldn't prevent the queen from even leaving Jingren Palace."

Prince Dun took another sip of wine. He was obviously fearless now. Ling Rong always suspected that he would rush forward and slap the emperor twice in the face the next moment.

"Or is it that the Emperor is ready to make Concubine Jing the Empress?"

As soon as these words were spoken, no one in the room dared to breathe, especially Concubine Jing, who almost stood up to bow and apologize to the emperor.

But Prince Dun didn't care. He had been under house arrest for so long that he was already full of anger. If he didn't vent his anger now, he would only feel more depressed when he returned home.

He didn't care at all about what new measures the emperor would take against him in the future. Anyway, he would not kill himself to maintain his reputation as a benevolent monarch.

"While the Tenth Master was confined to reflect on his mistakes, he was in close contact with Uncle Longkodo."

The emperor said this without any context, and it sounded particularly terrifying to everyone, as if Prince Dun was still intent on rebellion and was going to drag Longkodo into it again.

Even if these people really had rebellious intentions, they would not dare to continue speaking against the emperor's wishes. Longkodo was even more unwilling to be feared by the emperor at this time.

Prince Guo hurriedly pulled Prince Dun, and his smile was forced. He finally managed to get Prince Dun to sit down, "Brother Ten drank too much today, so he started talking nonsense.

After all, the Queen Mother is the master of the harem, and her health has not improved for a long time, and people all over the world are very concerned.

Brother Ten was worried, so he asked a few more questions, right, Brother Ten?"

Prince Dun naturally would not respond to Prince Guo. He rolled his eyes, turned around and continued to drink.

Longkodo also smiled rather awkwardly, bowed his hands, and had to sit back in his seat, thinking about how to continue speaking for the queen.

"The Queen has gradually recovered. I went to Jingren Palace to see her, and her complexion is not as bad as before," the Queen Mother said, making up a lie. It seemed that she wanted to break the silence in the room, but in fact she was still forcing the Emperor to agree to release the Queen. "She also said that she would come to kowtow to me in two days."

The Queen Mother laughed happily, and everyone had to laugh along, as if everyone was celebrating the Queen's upcoming return to power.

Only Concubine Jing had a pale face, as if she was worried about something.

This chaos had nothing to do with Lingrong for the time being, so she focused her attention on Youning and fed her something to eat from time to time.

As for Hongyu, he was too young, and was taken back to be taken care of by Aunt Fanglin and Fangjing as soon as he showed his face.

When Youning saw Wen Yi, she started to feel a little restless. She kept moving her butt in Lingrong's arms, wanting to leave and go play with Wen Yi.

But Cao Qinmo stood up first and said that in addition to Ruyi, the Queen had also prepared a gift for the Empress Dowager.

But because of a headache, he couldn't attend the birthday banquet, so he asked me to help him present it to the Empress Dowager, "Please move outside the store and watch it together."